Sprinkles on the Sawmill

[lowaccord66]

Unquestionably golf.

Without question.  Good to see you on here Manny.

[Ryan51993]

I think there are some wild browns in there but mostly stockers.  As mentioned, with it being a tailwater and huge fluctuations in flows I think it can get pretty warm in the summer months.  My understanding is it is kind of like the housy where it transitions to more a smallmouth river for most of the summer.  I haven't looked at this guys blog much recently as he gets a little preachy but I believe he even has a map of the millers with various named pools.  https://millersriverflyfishingforum.blogspot.com/2023/04/stoneflies-and-millers.html  I thought he said he called it quits and moved to NH but there are recent posts about MA so seems like hes kept the blog going.

Preachy is an understatement with that guy. Good fisherman and very knowledgeable but if you're not fishing exactly the way he prefers to fish he doesn't respect you and he'll let you know it. He also won't approve any comments that are in disagreement with him unless he feels he can make a solid argument against them. I could go on and on but I'll leave it at that.

[lowaccord66]

Preachy is an understatement with that guy. Good fisherman and very knowledgeable but if you're not fishing exactly the way he prefers to fish he doesn't respect you and he'll let you know it. He also won't approve any comments that are in disagreement with him unless he feels he can make a solid argument against them. I could go on and on but I'll leave it at that.

I would not get along with him thats for sure.  Thanks for the heads up.  Ill save myself from clicking the link.

[Steve H.]

Preachy is an understatement with that guy. Good fisherman and very knowledgeable but if you're not fishing exactly the way he prefers to fish he doesn't respect you and he'll let you know it. He also won't approve any comments that are in disagreement with him unless he feels he can make a solid argument against them. I could go on and on but I'll leave it at that.

I fished with him once, hired him very late season for small money.  Meh.  Showed me a few spots on the Millers which was all I was looking for, and for that it was worth it.  His guide to the Millers is worth getting your hands on though if you're interested in fishing it.  He was giving it away for free (emailed PDF) if you requested it on his website.  Very comprehensive and thorough.  Don't get out that way much so pretty indifferent on the whole thing.

[Ryan51993]

I would not get along with him thats for sure.  Thanks for the heads up.  Ill save myself from clicking the link.

I may have been a little harsh, he genuinely has some good information and I do agree with him on some of the things he gets angry about. For example he doesn't like stocking over native trout and I couldn't agree more with that. But you'll find out after reading a few posts that his way is the only way, in his not so humble opinion.

[westernmas]

I may have been a little harsh, he genuinely has some good information and I do agree with him on some of the things he gets angry about. For example he doesn't like stocking over native trout and I couldn't agree more with that. But you'll find out after reading a few posts that his way is the only way, in his not so humble opinion.

Yeah I have learned a ton from reading the blog, especially on the swift.  But totally agree with the points made about his lack of acceptance of other styles of fishing.  Jon euro nymphing is arch enemy but there is definitely a lot of useful information presented if you can sift through his agenda.

[lowaccord66]

Admittedly I got curious and peeked.  I noticed that Pat.  I guess to him euro is just overweight beads and getting mucked up on the bottom.  I do a ton of dry dropper and lighter beadless flies...guys like him are a dime a dozen on the farmington.  Especially during trico season.